As she spoke, "she" revealed a sly smile.
"Well? Nice and plump, isn't she?"
Misterine nearly stopped breathing. Alexandra might not know, but Misterine knew she had a colleague codenamed "Jackal"!
C-Could it be...
"Not fresh enough. Best slaughtered on the spot."
But Otto voiced his opinion as casually as if he were having a weekend picnic with friends.
"Just as I thought!" The "Pink Fairy's" eyes lit up. She clapped her hands and stood up, then walked behind the throne of the sovereign and pushed out a cart.
And on that cart was Jackal, bound hand and foot.
"Then let's not waste any time?"
The "Pink Fairy" somehow produced a fruit knife, its icy blade gliding across Jackal's cheek as though it would slice off a piece of flesh the next second.
"The meat's too old."
Otto said blandly.
Jackal on the cart was merely unconscious, and the meat on the grill was perfectly ordinary beef. None of this could escape Otto's all-seeing eyes.
"Mhm." The "Pink Fairy" nodded in agreement. "Indeed. Younger is better."
As she spoke, she gave the cart a hard push. It shot toward the stairs not far in front of the seat, slid straight down them, then toppled halfway down from the jolting. Bound tightly, Jackal fell out and slammed her head heavily against the edge of a step.
But no one cared about Jackal's feelings.
"Just as expected, we have the same tastes." The "Pink Fairy" nodded in satisfaction. "Just as expected..."
"As expected of me."
The "Pink Fairy's" lips curled slightly. When she returned to the seat of World Serpent's sovereign, "her" body changed, transforming into a handsome blond young man.
And his face was identical to Otto's.
Once, the Thirteen Flame-Chasers of the Previous Era had left behind their memories in